Studying the Solar System through Research and Exploration

Southwest Research Institute's Planetary Science Directorate has over
80 employees and is located in the Exeter Building at 11th and Walnut
in downtown Boulder, Colorado.

Areas of research and development:

Space Studies

Planetary Physics

Planetary Atmospheres and Surfaces

Lunar Origin and Evolution

Solar Physics

Solar System Dynamics

Astronomy

Computer Systems

Space Operations

Space Technologies

Mission Operations

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), based in San Antonio, Texas, is an
independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical science research and
development organization with over 3000 employees. The Space Science and
Engineering Division's goals are excellence in space research and the expansion
and deepening of SwRI's space research efforts.